October 2021 Book Haul

I did alright in October as far as hauling went. I had 3 Owlcrate boxes come in and received 1 Netgalley book. The rest are all library books, of which I've read 7 at this point. Really not too bad :)

PHYSICAL BOOKS

1. Lakesedge by Lyndall Clipstone - received in September Owlcrate
2. Jade Fire Gold by June C.L. Tan - received in October Owlcrate box
3. Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson - preordered from Owlcrate
   

KINDLE BOOKS

1. Wedding Crasher by Mia Sosa - received an eARC from Netgalley

LIBRARY BOOKS

1. Dating You/Hating You by Christina Lauren - borrowed eBook
2. Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney - borrowed audiobook
3. Working Stiff by Judy Melinek, MD - borrowed audiobook
4. Undying by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner - borrowed audiobook
5. Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend - borrowed audiobook
6. Puddin' by Julie Murphy - borrowed audiobook
7. The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White - borrowed audiobook
8. The Maidens by Alex Michaelides - borrowed audiobook
9. All These Bodies by Kendare Blake - borrowed eBook
   

What did you buy, borrow, or receive in October?

Have you read any of my books?

Books I Read in October

I read 9 books in October.

• Survive the Night by Riley Sager (Audio, 9 hr 1 min, 2021, Adult Thriller, Library) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge
• The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes (Kindle, 384 pages, 2020, YA Mystery, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Series challenge
• The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary (Audio, 10 hr 15 min, 2021, Adult Romance, Library) - 3.5 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge
• Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney (Audio, 9 hr 39 min, 2021, YA Contemporary, Library) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge
• Puddin' by Julie Murphy (Audio, 11 hr 9 min, 2018, YA Contemporary, Library) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Series challenge
• Working Stiff by Judy Melinek (Audio, 7 hr 43 min, 2014, Adult Nonfiction, Library) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge
• Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend (Audio, 11 hr 50 min, 2018, MG Fantasy, Library) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads goal, Series challenge
• Undying by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner (Audio, 11 hr 19 min, 2019, YA Sci Fi, Library) - 2 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Series challenge
• The Guinevere Deception by Kiersten White (Audio, 10 hr 51 min, 2019, YA Fantasy, Library) - 4 stars | My Review - Counted towards Goodreads challenge, Owlcrate challenge, Series challenge
  

Pages read: 384 pages + 81 hr 47 min
Pages DNF: 0

READING STATS
BY FORMAT

• Kindle: 1 (2021 Total: 30)
  
• Physical: 0 (2021 Total: 13)
• Audio: 8 (2021 Total: 55)

BY PAGE COUNT

• Under 250 pages: 0 (2021 Total: 6)
• 250 to 400 pages: 7 (2021 Total: 63)
  
• 400 to 700 pages: 2 (2021 Total: 24)
• 700+ pages: 0 (2021 Total: 5)

BY METHOD OF OBTAINING

• Purchased: 0 (2021 Total: 25)
• Borrowed: 9 (2021 Total: 61)
• For Review: 0 (2021 Total: 12)
• Gifted: 0 (2021 Total: 0)

BY RATING

• 1 star: 0 (2021 Total: 1)
• 2 stars: 1 (2021 Total: 6)
• 3 stars: 2 (2021 Total: 28)
• 4 stars: 6 (2021 Total: 33)
• 5 stars: 0 (2021 Total: 30)

BY AUDIENCE

• MG: 1 (2021 Total: 6)
• YA: 5 (2021 Total: 50)
• Adult: 3 (2021 Total: 42)

BY YEAR

• Before 2000s: 0 (2021 Total: 0)
  
• 2000 to 2010: 0 (2021 Total: 1)
• 2010 to 2015: 1 (2021 Total: 9)
• 2016 to 2018: 2 (2021 Total: 24)
• 2019: 2 (2021 Total: 16)
• 2020: 1 (2021 Total: 23)
• 2021: 3 (2021 Total: 23)

BY GENRE

• Classic/Historical Fiction: 0 (2021 Total: 3)
• Contemporary: 2 (2021 Total: 17)
• Dystopia/Horror: 0 (2021 Total: 1)
• Fantasy: 1 (2021 Total: 23)
• Nonfiction: 1 (2021 Total: 6)
• Paranormal: 0 (2021 Total: 4)
• Romance/Smut: 1 (2021 Total: 22)
• Sci Fi: 1 (2021 Total: 13)
  
• Thriller/Mystery: 2 (2021 Total: 8)

November 2021 TBR & Challenge Update

In 2021, I'm participating in Words & Whimsy Reading Challenge (new challenge each month - November is Cozy Retreat theme) and The Avengers Initiative Reading Challenge (a year long challenge). 

October was another crazy month. We lost our Bellamau about a month after losing Muffin. Bella wasn't eating and we took her in to find out she had asthma, a heart murmur, beginning of heart failure, fluid in her abdomen, a mass on her liver, nodules on her liver and spleen, and something in her intestines as well. Even with an appetite stimulant and anti-nausea meds, she refused to eat. So we made the decision to humanely put her to sleep as well. It's been pretty shitty, to be frank. We had Bella for around 11 years, Muffin for 10 years. Both had regular annual exams and vaccinations. They were on high quality food. We did everything we could to take the best care of them. Both of them were taken in because they suddenly weren't eating. That was the only sign they had had. We finished out the month of all that plus band stuff with me feeling sick and getting 3 COVID tests, a strep test, a flu test, bloodwork, and a chest x-ray to find out that my allergies were acting up. -_-

Despite all the crazy, I read 9 books - 384 pages and 81 hr 47 min. I have 8 criteria prompts for Words & Whimsy and I decided to do more of a TBR this month. I went rogue last month and I like my lists so I struggled a bit LOL. In October, I hit my Owlcrate goal for the year, so I have officially hit all of my reading goals for the year. I'm only 2 books away from 100 books which is really exciting!

My TBR for November:

• All These Bodies by Kendare Blake [Kindle - Library]
• Reverie by Ryan La Sala [Kindle - Library]
• Serpent & Dove by Shelby Mahurin [Kindle - Library]
• The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang [Kindle - Library]
• Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend [Audio - Library]
• The Night Country by Melissa Albert [Audio - Library]
• Aurora Rising by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff [Audio - Library]
• Hot British Boyfriend by Kristy Boyce [Kindle - Library]
  

2021 READING CHALLENGES: should be at 83% 
Goodreads Challenge: 98/50 books - 196% COMPLETED 5/8
Series Challenge: 12/10 series - 110% COMPLETED 6/22
Netgalley Challenge: 12/12 books - 100% COMPLETED 9/28
Owlcrate Challenge: 12/12 books - 100%  COMPLETED 10/28

My 2021 Series Tracker 

  What are you planning on reading in November?